We supply new household goods to individuals and families emerging from homelessness and crises—and extended outreach to reinforce skills that bolster independent living.
Begin again
With this program, we launch people on a path of independent living, often enabling families to reunite or remain together. For 265 individuals last year, we supplied household goods (mattress sets, kitchen needs, cleaning supplies, bedding, hygiene items, fire extinguishers, first aid kits, and more) in their new residences.
Individuals are referred to us by nonprofits and organizations helping them in other capacities. Emerging from shelters, the recipients typically have very little, just a bit of clothing. Once introduced to us, we learn their specific needs and get to work, shopping and fulfilling their wishes.
Along with their household items, we deliver a bag of Good for You Groceries, containing ingredients with which our clients can prepare 27 healthy meals. A reusable Heaven on Earth NOW water bottle is included to promote hydration.
Our partnership with New Life Furniture Warehouse, a ministry of Hunt Valley Church, enables these same recipients to pick five furnishings with our volunteers assisting in transport. Being able to sleep on a mattress, sit at a table, prepare meals, and enjoy the comfort, health, and safety that Begin Again supplies, they can truly create a feeling of “home.”
Our partners include: Baltimore County Department of Social Services, Casas de Luz, Community Assistance Network, Family Crisis Center of Baltimore, Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley, Healthcare for the Homeless, Prologue, among others. We welcome your involvement and in-kind donations as well.
Life Skills PLUS
The next step – or an extension, rather – of our Begin Again program. Life Skills PLUS is our expansive life skills education program, empowering clients who have recently emerged from homelessness and crises. Read more here.
Casas De Luz
Volunteers with our San Diego-based partner Casas de Luz build a home for a deserving family outside Tijuana in a weekend. Heaven on Earth NOW ensures that the family has the household essentials and the Good for You Groceries to equip them for their new lives. The poverty and living conditions from which these families have emerged are unthinkable—but the cycle is broken with collaborative work among our nonprofits and volunteers.
"Most of the people we serve that are newly placed in housing, have nothing. Providing them with all the basics they need, your organization literally starts our clients on their path to self-sufficiency. They often say,
‘Now that I have the essentials you gave me, I can use my paycheck to get clothes for my kids. Because of what Heaven on Earth NOW does, I can take a deep breath.’"
~Brandi, Social Worker, Family Crisis Center of Baltimore